They Captured this Wildlife Photographer's Heart!

By Noella Ballenger

BADGER:

Taxidea taxus

Hurricane, Utah
Canon EOS 3; 100-300 mm lens; 1.4 teleconverter; Fujichrome Sensia 100;
Animal model

This animal is unlike any other mammal in North America. It's very long and sharp front claws are used for digging rodents out of their burrows and for digging dens in burrows of their own making. While primarily nocturnal animals they can be found out early in the morning as well. It's habitat is open grasslands and deserts.

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